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The Brief 20

Jan 11, 2026

The Brief 20

Fashion and beauty leadership shakeups, high-stakes finance and tech moves, major entertainment moments, and cultural-policy shifts reshaping how brands, power, and consumers intersect.


The Brief 19

Dec 21, 2025

The Brief 19

Beauty money, wellness power plays, and the media shakeups redefining where influence lives.

The Brief 18

Dec 14, 2025

The Brief 18

Billion-dollar bids, 2026 predictions, and the Architects of AI.

The Brief 17

Dec 7, 2025

The Brief 17

Power moves, cultural shifts, and the signals shaping the season.

The Brief 16

Nov 30, 2025

The Brief 16

A smarter Sunday ritual begins here

The Brief 15

Nov 23, 2025

The Brief 15

Fashion’s past, present, and future as well as shifting social currencies, art-market power moves, evolving consumer values, and luxury in flux.

The Brief 14

Nov 16, 2025

The Brief 14

Nostalgia trailers, new technologies, legal shakeups, and one pop star’s creative rebirth.

The Brief 13

Nov 9, 2025

The Brief 13

Wins for Women in Politics, Teen Vogue's Restructuring, Sephora Holiday Ad Backlash and Anok Yai Wins Model of the Year.

The Brief 12

Nov 2, 2025

The Brief 12

The world keeps spinning, and spending.

The Brief 11

Oct 26, 2025

The Brief 11

Victoria Beckham docuseries, Misty Copeland's final bow, Grace Wales Bonner joins Hermes and a new initiative against greenwashing

The Brief 10

Oct 19, 2025

The Brief 10

Power, polish, and public perception — the week’s big moves

Luxury with context. Culture with receipts.

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